Wellington town..
After a lot of deliberation, I, along with my friends, was able to plan and execute a trip to the neighboring town of Ooty, known as Wellington. It is a small place with a few hundred houses and an Army base (DSSC.. not entirely sure what it stands for). The town lies on the way from Ooty to Coonoor by road or rail.
The town has an old railway station with its 'old-time' look (supposedly built in 1908). The narrow guage tracks with grass all around them were a pleasant sight. The station, along with the rest of Wellington and the green mountains were in the range of view from the window of our hotel room. And since it was away from the crowded Ooty, it was very peaceful. Coonoor was just a couple of kms away from there, although the actual points of attraction were further up in Coonoor.
The scenic tea estates of Coonoor, ('Dolphin's Nose' and 'Lamb's rock') were a treat to the eyes. The botanical garden of Ooty was good, mainly because we went in quite early in the morning. A little later during the day, the place gets flooded with people, masking the whole greenery of the garden. The lake was overcrowded as expected and there was hardly any space to sit/walk around the lake. We didn't even attempt to get the tickets for the boat ride.
It is a little hard to digest that the roads in this 'prime tourist destination' area around Ooty and Coonoor were in a pathetic condition. Except for driving on these roads, the trip was pretty good.
The town has an old railway station with its 'old-time' look (supposedly built in 1908). The narrow guage tracks with grass all around them were a pleasant sight. The station, along with the rest of Wellington and the green mountains were in the range of view from the window of our hotel room. And since it was away from the crowded Ooty, it was very peaceful. Coonoor was just a couple of kms away from there, although the actual points of attraction were further up in Coonoor.
The scenic tea estates of Coonoor, ('Dolphin's Nose' and 'Lamb's rock') were a treat to the eyes. The botanical garden of Ooty was good, mainly because we went in quite early in the morning. A little later during the day, the place gets flooded with people, masking the whole greenery of the garden. The lake was overcrowded as expected and there was hardly any space to sit/walk around the lake. We didn't even attempt to get the tickets for the boat ride.
It is a little hard to digest that the roads in this 'prime tourist destination' area around Ooty and Coonoor were in a pathetic condition. Except for driving on these roads, the trip was pretty good.
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